J.R.: I loved you, Cally. You were the most precious woman in my life. And you had the Midas touch... only in reverse. We made a garden of gold here, honey. And you turned it into just plain dirt.
J.R.: What are you doing on your knees? What the Hell are you doing here, anyhow? Cally: Planting: lettuce, peppers, radishes. J.R.: Haven't you ever heard of a supermarket?
Cliff: I feel sorry for you, kid. Must've been a nightmare to discover that you had Ewing blood running in your veins. If you're going to yell at me because I'm about to drive a stake through J.R. Ewing's heart, you're wasting your time. James: I'm only trying to make peace. Michelle: Why don't you just stay out this and go home? James: Yeah, I'll do that. I said what I came to say. Cliff: Good. James: But keep in mind, by taking the Ewings on, you're taking me on, too. Cliff: Thanks for your input. Do me a favor and call first next time, huh? James: Yeah, I'll do that. Cliff: (to Michelle) I don't know. I might be up for a movie. I think the kid put me in the mood. How about, uh, Son of Dracula?
Alex: (to J.R.) Everything I've heard about you is true. You really are that evil.
Alex: Cally has talent. I didn't lure her anywhere. And as far as our relationship goes, you don't know your butt from a bucket of paint stripper. J.R.: Now, you just be quiet and listen to what I have to say because your life depends on it. You got two choices. Either you get out of the country for good within forty-eight hours or you're going to the local jail where some of the larger inmates just might take a liking to your kind of... artistic fella, if you get my meaning.
J.R.: Well, I finally get to see what an Alex Barton looks like. Alex: I've been expecting the famous J.R. Ewing to show his genius. That is, his genius at making his wife miserable. (J.R. chuckles) By the way, I'd recommend a more delicate brush stroke. Your style brings to remind Attila the Hun attacking a village.
Vice President: You know the Japanese are gonna write a management textbook on you, Mr. McKay. McKay: Have them wait until the Barnes Commission report comes out and then they can entitle it, Sayonara, Ewing Oil.
Michelle: Look, I'm sorry for what I said, but you're bound to be unfaithful soon enough, anyway. That's part of your nature and your charm. In fact, I've been expecting you to make a play for me. J.R.: Be a chilly mornin' in Hell before I'd let a money-hungry little b*tch like you in my bed. Michelle: Hey, I wouldn't be caught dead in bed with a Ewing. J.R.: My spy in the House of Barnes better come up with some good life-savin' stuff or else she's gonna end up life most spies... hangin' from a tree.
Cliff: J.R. Ewing is a snake. There isn't anything he wouldn't do to get your vote: blackmail, coercion, bribery. Just think of a limbo dancer when you think of J.R. Ewing. How low will he go? Very low indeed.
J.R.: I have a honey of a bride. And after a hard day's work cuttin' deals any which way I can, she's the little gal I come home to. Diana: What a good husband you are. J.R.: Best in Texas.
J.R.: Oh, I don't mean to intrude, uh, aren't you Diana Farrington? Diana: And you're the man I've been hearing so much about. J.R.: Well, I'm sure you've been told I spend most of my time bilking widows and kickin' orphans. Ha ha ha. Cliff Barnes would have everybody believe that I started World War I and II.
Cally: I spent the night with Alex Barton J.R.: You did what? Cally: I hope it hurts you just as much as what you did hurt me. J.R.: You just made the worst mistake of your life; a mistake you're going to regret until the day you die.
Barbara Bel Geddes (Miss Ellie), Howard Keel (Clayton), and Charlene Tilton (Lucy) are not present in this episode.
The title of this episode is a take-off of Tennesee Williams' play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and star Barbara Bel Geddes appeared in the original 1955 version
S 12 : Ep 26
Aired 5/19/89
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